California Council
on Teacher Education (CCTE)
The CCTE is a statewide organization that supports teachers through its biannual conferences and support of sound educational policy. The organization has two national journals (Teacher Education Quarterly & Issues In Teacher Education), and several committees that address the numerous educational issues confronting today's teachers.
-- Teacher Education
Quarterly (TEQ), Manuscript Reviewer
-- Education Policy
Committee Member
California
Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC)
-- SB 2042 Assessment
Task Force (ATF), Committee Member
This committee established assessment standards for the state's teacher assessment program for Level I teachers.
-- BTSA Alternative
Assessment Task Force
This committee reviewed and approved alternative assessments used in the state's Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) program.
Los Angeles Unified School District – Teacher Effectiveness Taskforce
This district task force is composed of administrators, teachers, union officials, business persons, parents, and college professors, and is charged with reviewing the teacher evaluation process for the school district. This process includes issues of tenure, seniority, merit pay, professional development and evaluation.
Selected Publications
Solórzano, R.W. (June, 2008). High Stakes Testing: Issues, Implications and Remedies for English Language Learners. Review of Educational Research. V. 78 N. 2.
Solórzano, R.W. (Winter, 2001). Success for English language learners: Teacher preparation policies and practices. A Position paper of the California Council on the Education of Teachers, the California Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, the State of California Association of Teacher Educators, and the Independent California Colleges and Universities Council on the Education of Teachers. Published in the Teacher Education Quarterly. 28 (1), 199-208.
Solórzano, R.W. & Solórzano, D.G. (Summer, 1999). Beginning teacher standards: Impact on second language learners and implications for teacher preparation and training. Teacher Education Quarterly. 26 (3), 37-70.
Solórzano, D.G. & Solórzano, R.W. (1995). The Chicano educational experience: A framework for effective schools in Chicano communities. Educational Policy Journal. 9 (3), 293-314.
Solórzano, R.W. (1994). Conducting a Spanish National Adult Literacy Survey: A discussion of the issues. Educational Testing Service. Southwest Field Office. Phoenix, Arizona. (ERIC Documentation Reproduction Service No. ED 370 451)
And, on a lighter side…...
Mestizo
"Toca la musica..." Ron is a band leader for the group Mestizo. The band has been jamming for over 35 years and has 3 CDs: “Mestizo: Mixing It Up," “Mestizo: As Promised,” and “Mestizo: Under Cover.” The music is a hybrid of west coast Latin salsa and R&B original tunes. The CD is available at the Occidental College Bookstore or Mestizo myspace
